Midway Journal

Enter Midway Journal’s -1000 Below: Flash Prose and Poetry Contest, for a chance to win the $500 grand prize, $250 second prize, or $50 third prize! See contest guidelines below.

Paste the title of your submission and your contact information (name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, and genre of submission) in the cover letter box. Your name and contact information must not appear anywhere on the manuscript you upload.

You may submit unlimited entries, but a new entry fee must be paid for each new submission. Previously published work will not be accepted. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but must be withdrawn from the contest if accepted elsewhere.



Poetry: up to 2 poems per entry. Not more than one poem per page. Maximum of 50 words per poem. (Any style/format--we even accept erasure)



Prose (Fiction and Nonfiction): 1 piece per entry, up to 1,000 words.

 

  - Please send 3-5 poems / no more than 10 pages in a single document.

- No previously published work.

- Simultaneous submissions are welcome, if you notify us immediately if poems are accepted elsewhere.  Poetry has a fairly fast turnaround, so please be respectful of this request.  If you need to withdraw a single poem from a group, please add a note via the Submittable system, rather than send an email, as these can get lost in the shuffle.

  - Please submit no more than once per reading period, unless invited to do so otherwise.

  - We appreciate a cover letter that includes a brief bio.

We are offering a new Tip Jar/Expedited reading service to our contributors. For a nominal fee ($2.50), we will guarantee a careful, expedited reading of your work. The works of authors who opt to use the expedited submissions link will be attended to first. All funds from submissions will go toward meeting the rising costs of operating and maintaining the journal. Thank you in advance for your support. 

- Please send 3-5 poems / no more than 10 pages in a single document.
- No previously published work.
- Simultaneous submissions are welcome, if you notify us immediately if poems are accepted elsewhere.  Poetry has a fairly fast turnaround, so please be respectful of this request.  If you need to withdraw a single poem from a group, please add a note via the Submittable system, rather than send an email, as these can get lost in the shuffle.
  - Please submit no more than once per reading period, unless invited to do so otherwise.
  - We appreciate a cover letter that includes a brief bio.

We are offering a new Tip Jar/Expedited reading service to our contributors. For a nominal fee ($2.50), we will guarantee a careful, expedited reading of your work. The works of authors who opt to use the expedited submissions link will be attended to first. All funds from submissions will go toward meeting the rising costs of operating and maintaining the journal. Thank you in advance for your support. 

There are no page limits or word counts set for individual submissions. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Previously published work is not accepted. Please send 1 piece of fiction or 2 pieces of flash, or sudden, fiction during open submission period. Manuscripts should be 12 point font and double-spaced.  

We are offering a new Tip Jar/Expedited reading service to our contributors. For a nominal fee ($2.50), we will guarantee a careful, expedited reading of your work. The works of authors who opt to use the expedited submissions link will be attended to first. All funds from submissions will go toward meeting the rising costs of operating and maintaining the journal. Thank you in advance for your support. 

  Essay, Creative Nonfiction

Please send one essay or up to two flash nonfiction pieces at a time.

We are offering a new Tip Jar/Expedited reading service to our contributors. For a nominal fee ($2.50), we will guarantee a careful, expedited viewing of your work. The works of artists/authors who opt to use the expedited submissions link will be attended to first. All funds from submissions will go toward meeting the rising costs of operating and maintaining the journal. Thank you in advance for your support.